K2 Pictures Lifts Lid On Hirokazu Kore-Eda Protégé Nanako Hirose’s ‘Between Two Lovers’

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Japan’s K2 Pictures has unveiled fresh details for former Hirokazu Kore-eda assistant Nanako Hirose’s love triangle drama Between Two Lovers starring Masami Nagasawa, Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi.

The complex and multifaceted tale of love revolves around a woman, husband and lover who try to cohabit under the same roof. Nagasawa stars as picture book creator Uta, a woman with a selfish and cunning streak who is also “utterly loveable”, opposite Emoto as her husband and Isibashi as her lover.

“It was born from the idea that there should be more diverse forms of family in the world,” said Hirose of the long-gestated project for which she developed the concept and wrote the screenplay.

Between Two Lovers is the second feature film to come to fruition for K2 Pictures since its launch by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii in 2024 with ambitions to create

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